Need Help w/ Supra...

SupraFreek1987 · 10-08-2005, 04:02 PM

I need some help w/ my 1987 Supra Turbo. It keeps running hot on me. I have had it checked out but no one knows the deal...I am taken any suggestions, if ya have some please share.

Mr T · 10-08-2005, 10:06 PM

cheak:-
expansion bottle level, blocked radiator, thermostat, radiator cap, water pump, air/fuel mixture, ignition timing, dirty waterways in block or head and pressure test for leaks or head gasket fault. All info is avilable in workshop manuals.

lethalwithasupra · 10-09-2005, 09:53 AM

mine did same thing. get your radiator flushed. seriously before the head gasket and all the other little jobs i did on my car it ran up to half on the temp guage and stayed there untill you drove too long or went up a few hills fast. now it goes up to half and stays there as you drive around dunedin's hills really fast. you really don't want your sup to overhet too much ...

SupraFreek1987 · 10-14-2005, 11:05 PM

I have tried everything w/ my Supra. I flushed the radiator, even replaced it. It still runs hot on me. I changed the thermostat, etc. Thank you for ur replys and suggestions.

Will take any more if ya have them.

mrnickleye · 10-15-2005, 04:01 AM

Drop by a repair shop and have them do a 'block test' to see if you might have the beginnings of a blown head gasket. Most shops will do it for free, as it only takes a few minutes with their kit.

10-08-2005, 04:02 PM	#1
SupraFreek1987 Stock Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I live in S.W. Florida, originally from Miami Posts: 2	Need Help w/ Supra... I need some help w/ my 1987 Supra Turbo. It keeps running hot on me. I have had it checked out but no one knows the deal...I am taken any suggestions, if ya have some please share.

10-09-2005, 09:53 AM	#3
lethalwithasupra 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: south cantebury Posts: 112	mine did same thing. get your radiator flushed. seriously before the head gasket and all the other little jobs i did on my car it ran up to half on the temp guage and stayed there untill you drove too long or went up a few hills fast. now it goes up to half and stays there as you drive around dunedin's hills really fast. you really don't want your sup to overhet too much ... __________________ So I bought this old Honda bike, an NSR250. Bit of a street racer, I guess. I'm told they're fast. Delivering it home with a friend driving the Supra for the first time. I drop gears and make a scream from the twin pipes flowing down this pony's flanks and it takes off like it's tail's on fire. I look back when the Honda gets to its tap-out and the Supra's only two lengths behind. No one I've let ride my bike has told me its slow, they've all loved the thing. That car is a good thing indeed.

10-14-2005, 11:05 PM	#4
SupraFreek1987 Stock Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I live in S.W. Florida, originally from Miami Posts: 2	Thanks... I have tried everything w/ my Supra. I flushed the radiator, even replaced it. It still runs hot on me. I changed the thermostat, etc. Thank you for ur replys and suggestions. Will take any more if ya have them.

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10-08-2005, 10:06 PM	#2
Mr T Stock Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 6	cheak:- expansion bottle level, blocked radiator, thermostat, radiator cap, water pump, air/fuel mixture, ignition timing, dirty waterways in block or head and pressure test for leaks or head gasket fault. All info is avilable in workshop manuals.

10-15-2005, 04:01 AM	#5
mrnickleye 1000whp postwhore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, Calif. Posts: 1,705	Drop by a repair shop and have them do a 'block test' to see if you might have the beginnings of a blown head gasket. Most shops will do it for free, as it only takes a few minutes with their kit.